2022 Canadian Championship Final

Final of 2022 Canadian soccer competition

Football match

2022 Canadian Championship Final

BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.

Event| 2022 Canadian Championship
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC

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1 | 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
Date| July 26, 2022
Venue| BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee| Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance| 24,307
Weather| Fair
26 °C (79 °F)
61% humidity[1]

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The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was an association football match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.[2][3]

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

## Teams[edit]

Team  | League  | City  | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Major League Soccer | Vancouver, British Columbia  | 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC | Major League Soccer | Toronto, Ontario  | 9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

## Background[edit]

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

### Path to the final[edit]

Further information: 2022 Canadian Championship § Bracket

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC  | Round  | Toronto FC

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Opponent  | Result  | Opponent  | Result
Valour FC (H)  | 2–0  | Preliminary round | Bye
Cavalry FC (A)  | 1–1
(5–3 p)  | Quarter-finals | HFX Wanderers FC (A)  | 2–1
York United FC (H)  | 2–1  | Semi-finals | CF Montréal (H)  | 4–0

## Match details[edit]

July 26

7:30 pm PT
(10:30 pm UTC−4)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC| 1–1| Toronto FC

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* White 19'

| Report |

* MacNaughton 75'

Penalties

* Gauld
* White
* Gressel
* Cubas
* Blackmon

| 5–3 |

* Criscito
* Perruzza
* Osorio
* Bernardeschi

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 24,307

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Vancouver Whitecaps

Toronto FC

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GK | 55 |  Cody Cropper
CB | 28 |  Jake Nerwinski
CB | 4 |  Ranko Veselinović
CB | 6 |  Tristan Blackmon
RM | 11 |  Cristian Dájome |  |  62'
CM | 31 |  Russell Teibert (c) |  |  73'
CM | 20 |  Andrés Cubas
LM | 27 |  Ryan Raposo |  |  82'
RW | 9 |  Lucas Cavallini |  |  73'
CF | 25 |  Ryan Gauld
LW | 24 |  Brian White
Substitutes:
GK | 60 |  Isaac Boehmer
DF | 2 |  Marcus Godinho
DF | 19 |  Julian Gressel |  |  62'
DF | 23 |  Javain Brown |  |  82'
MF | 33 |  Michael Baldisimo |  |  73'
MF | 45 |  Pedro Vite
FW | 87 |  Tosaint Ricketts |  |  73'
Manager:
Vanni Sartini
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GK | 25 |  Alex Bono
RB | 47 |  Kosi Thompson
CB | 27 |  Shane O'Neill |  |  82'
CB | 5 |  Lukas MacNaughton |  |  83'
LB | 44 |  Domenico Criscito
CM | 21 |  Jonathan Osorio
CM | 4 |  Michael Bradley (c) |  69'
CM | 11 |  Jayden Nelson |  |  88'
RW | 10 |  Federico Bernardeschi
CF | 9  |  Jesús Jiménez |  |  62'
LW | 24 |  Lorenzo Insigne |  |  88'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  Greg Ranjitsingh
DF | 7 |  Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF | 15 |  Doneil Henry |  |  82'
FW | 20 |  Ayo Akinola |  |  62'
DF | 23 |  Chris Mavinga |  |  83'
DF | 38 |  Luca Petrasso |  |  88'
FW | 77 |  Jordan Perruzza |  |  88'
Manager:
Bob Bradley

Assistant referees:
Chris Wattam
Michael Barwegen
Fourth official:
Drew Fischer
Fifth official:
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
2. ^ Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
3. ^ "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
4. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (July 26, 2022). "Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
5. ^ "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
6. ^ Canadian Soccer Association [@CanadaSoccerEN] (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 - via Twitter.

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2022 in Canadian soccer

| Men's leagues|

* CPL
* MLS
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC
* MLS Next Pro
* USL2
* CSL

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Women's leagues|

* UWS
* WPSL
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (Final)
* CPL Final
* MLS Cup (Playoffs)
* Challenge Trophy

Other|

* CPL transfers
* CPL–U Sports Draft
* MLS transfers
* MLS All-Star Game

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* CONCACAF League

National teams|

| Men|

* World Cup qualification
* CONCACAF Nations League
* U20: CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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Women|

* CONCACAF W Championship
* Arnold Clark Cup
* U20: CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Team seasons

Club seasons|

| CPL|

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry FC
* FC Edmonton
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
* Pacific FC
* Valour FC
* York United FC

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MLS|

* CF Montréal
* Toronto FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS Next Pro|

* Toronto FC II
* Whitecaps FC 2

* v
* t
* e

Canadian Championship

Teams|

| 2023|

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry FC
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
* FC Laval
* CF Montréal
* Pacific FC
* Toronto FC
* TSS FC Rovers
* Valour FC
* Vancouver FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC
* Vaughan Azzurri
* York United FC

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Former|

* A.S. Blainville
* FC Edmonton
* Guelph United FC
* Master's FA
* Montreal Impact (USL)
* CS Mont-Royal Outremont
* Oakville Blue Devils FC
* Ottawa Fury FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps (USL)

Seasons|

| Round-robin format|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

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Knockout format|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019 (Final)
* 2020
* 2021 (Final)
* 2022 (Final)
* 2023

Leagues|

| Current|

* Canadian Premier League
* Major League Soccer
* League1 Ontario
* Première ligue de soccer du Québec
* League1 British Columbia

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Former|

* USL First Division
* USSF Division 2 Professional League
* North American Soccer League
* USL Championship

Miscellaneous|

* Voyageurs Cup
* Canadian Soccer Association
* CONCACAF Champions League
* George Gross Memorial Trophy
* Miracle in Montreal

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* e

Vancouver Whitecaps FC matches

Domestic (CAN)|

| Canadian Championship Finals|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2022

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Canadian Soccer League Finals|

* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992

Domestic (USA)|

| NASL Soccer Bowl|

* 1979

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USL First Division Finals|

* 2006
* 2008
* 2009

Continental|

* 1990 North American Club Championship

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Toronto FC matches

Domestic (CAN)|

| Canadian Championship|

| Finals|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

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Round-robin|

* Miracle in Montreal (2009)

Domestic (USA)|

| MLS Cup Finals|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2019

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Continental|

| Campeones Cup|

* 2018

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Champions League Final|

* 2018

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